Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 18 April 2022 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 18 April 2022: Krishna Dwitiya tithi, Swati nakshatra, Chaitra maas, Vikram Samvat 2078 (Ananda). Sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 6:22 PM. Rahu Kaal 7:10 AM–8:46 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwitiyaKrishna
until 7:24 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 4
until 5:34 AM
Yoga
Siddhi
until 8:24 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 8:45 AM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
6:22 PM
Moonrise
8:10 PM
Moonset
7:16 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal7:10 AM–8:46 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:22 AM–11:58 AM
- Gulika Kaal1:34 PM–3:10 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:32 AM – 12:24 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:04 AM – 4:49 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:27 AM – 5:34 AM
Vijaya
2:06 PM – 2:57 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:22 PM – 7:29 PM
Nishita
11:36 PM – 12:20 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
7:33 PM – 9:02 PM
Varjyam · avoid
10:43 AM – 12:12 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:24 PM – 1:15 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:34 AM–10:09 PM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
10:09 PM–5:34 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:34 AM–5:34 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
5:34 AM–3:39 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
Hora (Planetary Hours)
Each hora is ruled by a planet — saffron = auspicious, gray = avoid. The first hora begins at sunrise, ruled by the weekday lord.
day horas
| 5:34 AM–6:38 AM | Moon |
| 6:38 AM–7:42 AM | Saturn |
| 7:42 AM–8:46 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:46 AM–9:50 AM | Mars |
| 9:50 AM–10:54 AM | Sun |
| 10:54 AM–11:58 AM | Venus |
| 11:58 AM–1:02 PM | Mercury |
| 1:02 PM–2:06 PM | Moon |
| 2:06 PM–3:10 PM | Saturn |
| 3:10 PM–4:14 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:14 PM–5:18 PM | Mars |
| 5:18 PM–6:22 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 6:22 PM–7:18 PM | Venus |
| 7:18 PM–8:14 PM | Mercury |
| 8:14 PM–9:10 PM | Moon |
| 9:10 PM–10:06 PM | Saturn |
| 10:06 PM–11:02 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:02 PM–11:58 PM | Mars |
| 11:58 PM–12:53 AM | Sun |
| 12:53 AM–1:49 AM | Venus |
| 1:49 AM–2:45 AM | Mercury |
| 2:45 AM–3:41 AM | Moon |
| 3:41 AM–4:37 AM | Saturn |
| 4:37 AM–5:33 AM | Jupiter |
More for Varanasi: Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
Computed for Varanasi (25.32, 83.01, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.